Dicari

Dicari is an Indonesian word formed by the passive prefix di- attached to the verb cari, meaning to search or to look for. In general, dicari translates to is being sought or is wanted and is used to describe something or someone that is the object of searching or desire.

Grammatical notes: The di- prefix marks passive voice in Indonesian. Dicari does not encode tense by itself; time reference is provided by context or time expressions. It can apply to people, objects, or abstract things that someone is trying to locate, obtain, or recruit.

Common contexts include missing-person notices, police or media reports, and advertisements where a person or item is being sought. In everyday language, dicari often appears with agents introduced by oleh to indicate who is doing the seeking, for example by phrases such as oleh keluarganya or oleh pihak berwenang.

Examples: Orang hilang dicari polisi. Barang berharga dicari banyak orang. Dicari sekretaris yang berpengalaman untuk posisi kantor. These sentences illustrate how dicari expresses that something or someone is the object of a search or request, with the agent or time context supplied by surrounding words.